Liberty Elementary School

600 Edgewater Drive

School District

Liberty County
Grade

K-5
Teacher/Student Ratio

1:14
Type

public

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Reviews

Submitted by parent on February 13, 2024

The school is inviting and provides opportunities for the parents to be involved in their students learning. The teachers care about their students and my child has always felt safe and valued at school.
Submitted by parent on February 23, 2023

The bullying in this school is outrageous and the teachers and administration do absolutely nothing. They target kids that do speak up and punish them with no proof.
Submitted by parent on June 04, 2021

The school has been great for the past couple of years! I’m the teachers have been great with my kiddo and they are for the most part very communicative. The school holds many functions (prior to the pandemic). The school is always well decorated, clean and spacious. The staff for the most part is great as well. Remember, everyone has a different experience and for the past couple of years, I’ve got nothing negative to say :)
Submitted by parent on May 23, 2020

Very well. The staff has some really strong teachers that teach above and beyond the book.
Submitted by parent on April 30, 2017

Great school, high standards, amazing teachers!!! My baby has had...Smith, Odie and Wainwright/Eng.... outstanding teachers!My oldest has had...Standard, Hall, Leon, Wasdin, J. Brown, Dickens... all of them were excellent except Hall DEFINITELY thankful when Hall was fired!Principal and vice principal are great and so is the staff! We've also been blessed with great paralegals... Payne is such a sweetheart!
Submitted by parent on January 05, 2017

Initially, I was impressed by this school, but a few months in and my son is doing really poorly. We moved from Colorado about a year ago and he was doing so well there, advanced, did his homework got excellent grades. After moving to GA, specifically this elementary school he has done so poorly and it's not for lack of trying. The curriculum is HORRENDOUS, he has been penalized MULTIPLE times for completing work early, finishing homework early and his teacher does not seem to care to schedule time to review anything with myself. I have repeatedly asked if he needed help catching up or maybe we need some background on the subject matter because he transferred during the school year. I have had radio silence. This is unacceptable. We are moving from GA especially because the education system I have encountered here as well as with my older middle school aged daughter.
Submitted by parent on July 26, 2016

I originally saw the rating on great schools for liberty, and was optimistic. I wanted to give it a fair chance. I had a kindergartner and a 4th grader who started school in mid November. the only good thing I have to say about this school is that my sons teacher Mrs Blocker genuinely cared about her students, and for that I am grateful. Everything else was a complete disaster. I have never had such a LACK of communication with school/teachers as a whole. My daughters 4th grade teacher actually refused to give me their email address. said I could contact them through a stupid app called class dojo, which was clearly designed for younger kids. The principal and AP are probably the most clueless of them all. We went into school, sent emails, made phone calls and none were returned!! what kind of principal doesn't return a concerned parents email or phone call!!?? I could go on and on, basically saying if you have another option for your kids education, take it. Liberty elementary is not a good option if you are a parent to likes to be involved in your childs education.
Submitted by parent on November 21, 2015

We are a military family, so Liberty was not our first school. Deem it Average compared to others we have been to. Teacher was helpful. Other staff not so cordial.
Submitted by parent on October 07, 2015

I have dealt with this school now for over three years. I do not like the method of communication. Dojo would be great if the teachers actually utilized it properly. Some do, but not enough. Parent portal would be nice if the grades were uploaded properly. They never are or tech issues. However most teachers do not respond with in a timely manner. You do not receive phone calls or notification of when your child is needing help. My child got bullied and I found out three weeks after the fact and yet the other students were suspended. Yet not one call to me about the incident. My child was in 2nd grade at the time. My son whom was in 5th grade had moved to Middle school yet the Elementary school posted his grades incorrectly (did not properly average his grades) but instead of correcting the issue they attempted to fight me saying they couldn't correct it. I got it corrected. IEP? Forget it! The special needs team is better this year but leading up to this year my child was removed and forgotten about. Now his grades are suffering and no one is willing to go the extra mile at school to help him. This is now causing him to be bothered as he doesn't understand how to overcome his issues. When I confronted the school about the issue. I was told to teach him myself and that I can use the resource room to help. Past that nothing. They are willing to let him sink. He was placed in a "troubled kids" room. When I asked for a meeting... no response. I got asked for a meeting and when I tried to get a date and time.... no response. Then I finally got a meeting scheduled... the school cancelled it. No one has tried to reschedule with me. Meanwhile he is making 60's and struggling to read. He has been there since Kindergarten. So basically in my three years of experience... IEP's are not adhered to, advanced students don't have a curriculum to challenge them or to meet their needs, if you come across a problem they like to point fingers and play blame games, and struggling students needing educational help get forgotten about. Other than some of the teachers being nice.... I have nothing to good to offer you on this school. The building is pretty and modern. Seems all CRCT/EOC based. They just want happy numbers and nothing else matters. As a parent, my voice is not heard. Not a good school. Also dress codes are more important than education here. Beware!
Submitted by parent on June 04, 2015

My daughter went to Kindergarten here and she blossomed so much here and the staff is awesome, they really challenge your child to excel more. I will miss this school as the teachers and school is awesome.....
Submitted by parent on April 01, 2014

My son is in the third grade. I think the teachers are doing a great job since he has been there from Kindergarten. I expect a lot from my son and a the teachers that teach him. Communication is the key from the start. Teachers are there to teach, but so are the parents. It is a team effort. If there are subjects that are difficult, the teachers are there to support my son (and classmates) in understanding the work.
Submitted by other on July 15, 2013

My family has had nothing but positive experiences while interacting with the administration and staff. The school is always well kept and the relationship with the community is ecouraging and innotative. As with most efforts to make things better, there will be critics. There are many positive things to say about the school. It is a great ( and safe) place for learning.
Submitted by parent on July 09, 2013

Liberty Elementary School has been a positive experience for my child. The Gifted Program is creative and child centered with hands-on projects and a caring teacher. I will miss it next year as we move to Middle School.
Submitted by parent on April 30, 2013

Beware Parents! The only good reviews are submitted by teachers and staff; the ones that work for the Principal and Vice Principal. One out of hundreds of examples: The school has "uniforms" and you have to "donate" money for dress downs. Which means you pay for a dress down. Way to highlight social inequality! And: Parents are not welcome!
Submitted by parent on December 19, 2012

Good facility & teachers. TERRIBLE Administration. We know that GA public schools have a reputation for being sub-standard & based on that, we hesitant to send our son to LES for kindergarten. After looking into various private schools, we decided that the cost ($6000+/yr) was prohibitive & reluctantly decided to try LES. The school itself is relatively new & clean. My son's classroom teacher & most of the special activities teachers (music, AP, etc.) have been great. HOWEVER, the administration (Principal & Vice Principal) are rude & condescending. Both seem to have some kind of deep insecurity that causes them to act out in the form of ridiculous attempts at power-plays towards students, parents & staff. In any other business, their conduct would be reprimanded but, as they work primarily with children, it's disturbing. We are working very hard to minimize the amount of time my child(ren) will be attending school there.
Submitted by parent on October 25, 2012

Horrible administration. They like to talk down to the parents and try to make them feel as if they don't know what they are talking about. Especially the assistant principal seems to think that she is better than everybody else. She is rude and disrespectful. Since I speak up when there is a problem now my child has to pay for it by being mistreated. Plenty of teachers have their own kids there and they can do whatever they want and never get in trouble. While the other children are made out to look like bullies. They claim they want parents involved, yet when you email the teacher more than once in a day (because you forgot to write something in the first email) they tell you that you are starting to harass the teacher. Most of the teachers are good. Of course there are always some that aren't. I can't wait for us to move and my kids will finally go to a school that cares.